The Australian Sports Museum is proud to support the 44 Australian athletes that will represent our country at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, officially commencing this Friday February 4.
The Australian Sports Museum houses many different objects from past Winter Olympics, dating all the way back to our involvement in the very first Winter Games, held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany in 1936.One notable uniform on display is the 2002 body suit and helmet of Australia’s first-ever Winter gold medallist, speed skater, Steven Bradbury. The Olympic Gallery also features the snow uniform, skiis and gold medal of Alisa Camplin, who won the country’s second Winter Olympic gold just days after Bradbury, enshrining Salt Lake City 2002 as one of Australia’s most successful Winter Games.
In 2022, Australia celebrates the 20th anniversary of our two Salt Lake City gold medals.
To further the support of the Australian team, the Australian Sports Museum will dedicate their social media channels to updates on the Beijing Games through daily “Aussies in Action” schedules, as well as content highlighting Winter Olympic Games objects and historical moments.
The MCG will illuminate its external lighting in green and gold and show support via the Ground’s external gate LED signage. The MCC will also throw their support behind the four MCC member athletes competing at Beijing: Greta Small, Louis Muhlen-Schulte (both Alpine Skiing), Cameron Bolton (Snowboard Cross) and Dean Hewitt (Curling).
To view the Australian Sports Museum’s Winter Olympics objects, visit our collections online.
The Australian Sports Museum located inside Gate 3 of the MCG, trades seven days a week, excluding MCG event days. MCC members will receive free access to MCG Tours and the Australian Sports Museum, until the end of March 2022.
Visitors are encouraged to pre-book to assist with capacity management and contact tracing. Pre-book online now.
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